Grappling yoke for handling and conveying wire bales and the like



March 10. 1925. I 1,529,509

I. A. RYAN GRAPPLING YOKE FOR HANDLING AND CARRYING WIRE BALES AND THE LIKE Filed May a. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l gnvankoz March 10. 1925.

.l. A. RYAN GRAPPLING YOKE FOR HANDLING AND CARRYING WIRE BALES AND THE LIKE Filed May a. @924 FIG. :3

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

UNITED {STATES 1,529,509 P TENT'Y OFFICE.

' IsAAo A. RYAN, or IRONTON, 01110.

GRAPPLING YOKE FOR HANDLING AND CONVEYING- WIRE BALES AND THE LIKE. i

Application med May a, 1924. Serial No. 7151,799.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it knownthat I, IsAAc A. RYAN, a cit1- zen of the United Statesof America, res1ding at Ironton, in the county of Lawrence and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grappling Yokes for Handling and Conveying Wire Bales and the like, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in grappling yokes especially designed for the handling and con veying of wire bales and the like for conveying the wire bale to a bath for treatment prior to the forming of the wire into 113.118, and is also capable for conveying rods or plates.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a grappling yoke preferably suspended from the chain of a crane wherein the yoke hooks or arms are pivotally supported upon a cross bar having keeper hooks manually releasable and adapted for cooperation with the arms for locking the same in bale or bar suspending position.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a grappling yoke constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, a bale of wire illustrated by dotted lines shown as supported thereby,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the grappling hook in its released position,

Figure 3 is a top plan view,

Figure 4: is an end elevational View,

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line VV of Fig. 1 showing the chain hook of the crane released from the bracket bar of the grapple and lowered into engagement with the conical block of the grapple to laterally displace the chain hook with respect to the suspending bracket bar,

Figure 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line VI-VI of Fig. 1,

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line VII-VII of'Fig. 1 showing of spacing blocks 4 is positioned between the bars 1 at points spaced from the ends of .the bars and have the ends of an inverted substantially V-shaped bracket rod 5 anchoredtherein that extends above the cross- .head as shown in Figs. 1,2 and 5. -A centrally positioned block 6 having a tapering head 7 is secured as at 8 between the spaced side bars 1 and is disposed directly beneath the apex of the b-racketrod 5. .The grappling yoke is adapted to be suspended by the hook 9 carried by the lower end of the chain 10 depending from a crane with the hook 9- engaging the bracket rod 5 for elevating and moving the grappling yoke. I

A pair of grappling arms are pivotally supported between the spaced side bars 1, each grappling arnrbeing of angle formatlon and embodying leg portions 11 and 12, a grappling arm being associated witheach end of the cross head and being pivotally supported upon the pin 13 extending between the lugs 14 that are carried by the brackets 15 which are secured as at 16 to the lower flanges 2 of the side bars, the upper cam-shaped end 11 of the leg portion 11 of each grappling arm extending above the side bars 1 when the leg portion 11 is vertically positioned as shown in Fig. 1. r

A. keep-er loop is pivotally supported upon the crossheadat each end thereof for cooperation with the longer edge of the upper endportions of the grappling arms to hold the lower leg portions 12 in elevatedclosed position as shown in Fig. 1, the keeper loops, as shown in Fig. 3.embodying side legs 17 connected by cross heads 18 having cam-shaped lower faces at their free ends while the other ends thereofenclose the upper ends 3? of the spacing blocks 3 and are pivotally connected thereto by the pins19,

the side legs '17 of each keeper loop enclosing the upper end portion ofthe leg portion 11 with one end portion engaging the cross head 18 tovhold'the grappling argng against pivotal movement upon the pin-s13: To reease the keeper loops from the upperends of the grappling arms, ehlke nerrlepn provided with a lateral projection 20 having an, opening-21-formed:the einad ptedz mare-h a consequentrelease of an article. supported thereby." The meeting ends-o-fithe leg por tions 12-are cutaway-as; at 1-2-to provide a continuous overlapping connection for the leg portions 12 as shown in Fig. 7'-'-a-nd -tp facilitate the. raising of the 12 to their npper closed andl'oekedilpositions, lateral projections 23 having openings 2 t therein receive the manuallyjoperablefrotls 22 to efiect pivotal movenientdt the grappling arms and; the elevation thi redf to ings 13to discharge-the-baletherefrom= In closing the arms to their elevated and locked their locked" position. When the grappling arms are manually elevatedto their grappling positions, the cam-shaped ends? of the leg portions 11 engage thecam-shaped lower faces of the cross-heads l 8 for lifting.

the keeper loop to permit the end" portions of the legs 11- to pass belowthe crossglieads '18: The keeper loops willithen'fall' andg lock the grappling arms 'intheiroperative position .o v v is In the art of nail-*making,-,wireinhale:fprm

' as indicated-by the refereii'cmcharacter-B in Figs 1 and 2 is' treated by difi'erentmethods, such as immersion in a hath-to; remove 1 scale from the surface ot the wire: andalso as a preliminary step in the tempering thereof, the grappling yokedisclose-d in-th' s application being designed tortransporting the bale as indicated in Fig. 1; The chain hook Qdependi-ng from a crane engages-the up er end ofthe braeket rod 5-and with the be e B supported by-the leg portions 'l dof from one place toanother. When it desired to release the bale-from the-grappling yoke, the handle rods 22=aremanually positioned in the aperturedjextensions QQ of 'the keeper loop to elevate the sameupon their pivot pins "19 to free: the cross head? 18 0f thekeeperloops from the upperen-ds- 1 1 =of the leg portionszl l of the grappling arms,

the weight ofthe arms and the bale Bisupported thereby automatically moving thegrappling arms upon their-pivotalmenntposition as shown; in Fig.- 1,; and with abale B gripped therein, the handIetrods'QQ em gage the apertured'-projections--23 upon the lower portions of the leg sections 11 to move the same upon their, pivotal mountings 18 andthe cooperating beveled faces otthe end 1-1 -and--the cross head 18, the keeper loop is aqto n atically, moved to a locking position with respect to the grappling arms. 'Furthenemployme t ott ee iapp ingi; yoke i a diflerent manner is suggested in Fig. 8

wherein rodson plates A are supported at their ends in pairs of grappling yokes, the

a manner siinilarto the-mounting and release oftihe hale B. I

'While -there is-lierein shown and described the preterred' embodiment' of the present invention, it is nevertheless; to be understood thatqminor changes maybe; made therein without-departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

WVha-tis claimed a-s-new is:

1a In a. grapplingyoke for handling wire bales, a crossfheama pair of cooperating grappling arms pivotally: depending; from the'eross head; manually releasable devices adapted ton locking the; grappling arms when manually moved into; their operative position, a bracket rod carried by the cross liead and extending-upwardly, therefrom and a tapered bl ookon the cross head beneath the bracketadapted to laterally displace the ehain[hook=-ofa crane relative tothe supportinghracket when the grappling. yoke is released from the crane;

"bales, a cross cad; a pair-of cooperating the grappling arms,"tl1e bale is transported ti-on with gone end thereof positioned for engagement by the keeper loops when in operativeposit ion, i o

4; In agrappling yoke for handling wire bales, across head, a pair ofcooperating grappling armspivotally depending from the cross head,- manually releasable-devices adapted forlocking' the grappling: arms manually moved into their operative position, saiddeviees including-keeper loops pivoted to the ends of the cross head and said grappling arms being of angle formation with one end thereof positioned for engagement by the keeper loops when in operative position.

5. In a grappling yoke for handling wire bales, a cross head, a pair of cooperating grappling arms pivotally depending from the cross head, manually releasable devices adapted for locking the grappling arms when manually moved into their operative position, said devices including keeper loops pivoted to the ends of the cross head, said grappling arms being of angle formation with one end thereof positioned for engage ment by the keeper loops when in operative position, the cross head embodying spaced side bars, a spacing block at each end thereof and upwardly directed extensions on the spacing blocks upon which the keeper loops.

are pivotally mounted.

6. In a grappling yoke for handling wire bales, a cross head, a pair of cooperating grappling arms pivotally depending from the cross head, manually releasable devices adapted for locking the grappling arms when manually moved into their operative position, said devices including keeper loops pivoted to the ends of the cross head, said grappling arms being of angle formation with one end thereof positioned for engagement by the keeper loops when in operative position, the cross head embodying spaced side bars, a spacing block at each end thereof and upwardly directed extensions on the spacing blocks upon which the keeper loops are pivotally mounted.

7. In a grappling yoke, a cross head, grappling means carried by said head, a crane hook engaging member carried by the cross head and projecting upwardly therefrom, and means carried by the cross head below the aforesaid member adapted for laterally displacing the crane hook when lowered relative to the said member to prevent engagement of the hook and member when the hook is again raised.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ISAAC A. RYAN. 

